electrophile
noun
electrophile is spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-P-H-I-L-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electrophile means “A compound or functional group that is attracted to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of electrophile is electrophiles.
How many letters and syllables are in electrophile?
| Letters | 12: E-L-E-C-T-R-O-P-H-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is electrophile?
Electrophile appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce electrophile?
- US
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-electrophile.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-electrophile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of electrophile
- electrophiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does electrophile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A compound or functional group that is attracted to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Electrophile in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense compound which attracts electrons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | électrophile |
| German | Elektrophil |
| Portuguese | eletrófilo |
| Spanish | electrófilo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does electrophile come from?
From electro- + -phile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).